Salvador Ribera Avalos

Most Reverend
Salvador Ribera Avalos
Bishop of Quito
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Quito
In office 1605-1612
Predecessor Luis López de Solís
Successor Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
Orders
Consecration 23 Oct 1605
Personal details
Died 1612
Quito, Ecuador

Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P. (died 1612) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1605-1612).[1][2][3]

Biography

Salvador Ribera Avalos was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 17 Aug 1605, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo XI as Bishop of Quito.[1] On 23 Oct 1605, he was consecrated bishop.[1] He served as Bishop of Quito until his death in 1612.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pedro Ponce de Léon, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1605).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Quito" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Luis López de Solís
Bishop of Quito
1605-1612
Succeeded by
Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
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